Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, has stated that Nigerians can travel safely by rail and that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has done well in ensuring the safety of rail users across the country.
The minister’s comment came hours before a brutal terrorist attack on a Kaduna-bound train on Monday. Several passengers were injured during the attack and unconfirmed reports indicated that there were also fatalities.
Mohammed, while listing rail projects that have been completed across the country by the Buhari administration at a press briefing on Monday, noted that the government has performed excellently in the provision of infrastructure.
Mohammed said: “We are proud that in our time, Nigerians are once again able to travel by rail, this time in total comfort and safety.
“Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna, Warri-Itakpe-Ajaokuta and Abuja Metroline are shining examples of our rail revolution. And we are just getting started. We have the rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge Railway project that cuts through Rivers, Imo, Anambra, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Gombe, Yobe, Adamawa and Borno states, and the Bonny Deep Sea and Railway Industrial Park.
“We have the Kano-Maradi standard gauge line that passes through some economic hubs of the country, including Kazaure, Daura, Katsina and up to the border town of Jibiya and the city of Maradi in Niger Republic.”
Armed persons Monday evening attacked a Kaduna-bound train carrying almost a thousand passengers.
The train, which left Abuja at about 6 p.m., was attacked between Katari and Rijana.
The Kaduna State Government confirmed the attack but said it was successfully repelled.
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